It should not be so hard to write both poetry and fiction. Both arts, after all, make use of the same materials, words and punctuation. Poems...
Continue »
Ann Patchett takes readers to the Amazon region, where a scientist working for a pharmaceutical company has gone missing after visiting a tribe of natives who utilize a plant that extends female reproductivity. Throughout the book Patchett examines the clash of cultures, scientific ethics and the social and moral implications of advanced maternal fertility, and her characters' personal decisions with her customary wit and compassion. Her vivid descriptions of life in Amazonia are stunning and unforgettable.
Was this comment helpful? | Yes | No
(1 of 3 readers found this comment helpful)
What do you lose and what do you gain when you leave home? In Colm Toibin's subtly moving novel, "Brooklyn," a young Irish woman moves to 1950s Brooklyn to better her family's situation. Just as she's adjusted to being in a new place, tragedy strikes at home and she must choose between her old life and her new one.
Was this comment helpful? | Yes | No
(1 of 2 readers found this comment helpful)
Imagine what might have happened if the Germans had invaded mainland UK during World War II. That is exactly what Owen Sheers does in "Resistance," when the farming women and children in an isolated valley in Wales wake up one day to find that their men have disappeared and German soldiers are marching into the valley. As winter comes, the women and the soldiers have to cooperate in order to survive, bringing into question everyone's ideas about loyalty, patriotism, and morality.
Was this comment helpful? | Yes | No
(1 of 2 readers found this comment helpful)
Lloyd Jones bases his story of the power of imagination in the civil war on Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, where a young girl, her mother, and an eccentric foreign teacher collide with a dangerous soldier. Poignant and powerful.
Was this comment helpful? | Yes | No
(1 of 2 readers found this comment helpful)
Powell's City of Books is an independent bookstore in Portland, Oregon, that fills a whole city block with more than a million new, used, and out of print books. Shop those shelves — plus literally millions more books, DVDs, and eBooks — here at Powells.com.
Don't Miss
Customer Comments
Addicted to the page has commented on (6) products.
State of Wonder by Ann Patchett
Addicted to the page, January 1, 2012
Ann Patchett takes readers to the Amazon region, where a scientist working for a pharmaceutical company has gone missing after visiting a tribe of natives who utilize a plant that extends female reproductivity. Throughout the book Patchett examines the clash of cultures, scientific ethics and the social and moral implications of advanced maternal fertility, and her characters' personal decisions with her customary wit and compassion. Her vivid descriptions of life in Amazonia are stunning and unforgettable.(1 of 3 readers found this comment helpful)
Brooklyn by Colm Toibin
Addicted to the page, January 24, 2011
What do you lose and what do you gain when you leave home? In Colm Toibin's subtly moving novel, "Brooklyn," a young Irish woman moves to 1950s Brooklyn to better her family's situation. Just as she's adjusted to being in a new place, tragedy strikes at home and she must choose between her old life and her new one.(1 of 2 readers found this comment helpful)
Resistance by Owen Sheers
Addicted to the page, January 11, 2011
Imagine what might have happened if the Germans had invaded mainland UK during World War II. That is exactly what Owen Sheers does in "Resistance," when the farming women and children in an isolated valley in Wales wake up one day to find that their men have disappeared and German soldiers are marching into the valley. As winter comes, the women and the soldiers have to cooperate in order to survive, bringing into question everyone's ideas about loyalty, patriotism, and morality.(1 of 2 readers found this comment helpful)
Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones
Addicted to the page, January 4, 2011
Lloyd Jones bases his story of the power of imagination in the civil war on Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, where a young girl, her mother, and an eccentric foreign teacher collide with a dangerous soldier. Poignant and powerful.(1 of 2 readers found this comment helpful)
Memory Wall: Stories by Anthony Doerr
Addicted to the page, January 1, 2011
Anthony Doerr's superb short stories explore the nature and mystery of time and memories. Moving, thought-provoking, unforgettable.(1 of 2 readers found this comment helpful)
1-5 of 6next